In the same style as the previous two books by Hourtoulle; here is a fabulous full color book on this major battle in the Napoleonic Wars.A detailed text is accompanied by contemporary paintings and a vast array of graphics illustrating the uniforms and equipment of the soldiers of the time. By the same author and available from CasemateJena-Auerstaedt: The Triumph of the EagleBorodino-The Moskova: The Battle for the Redoubts
#231999 in Books 2016-04-12 2016-04-12Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.10 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 1942872038336 pages
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